Bears vs New Orleans Saints: shaded seats and sun by section

For Bears vs New Orleans Saints at a noon kickoff, 61 of 162 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 355, 354, 352, 353. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sun Nov 22, 2026, Soldier Field, Chicago. Kickoff noon CT.

Which seats are in the sun at a noon kickoff?

Soldier Field sun map, Bears vs New Orleans Saints, noon kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, noon kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
8:00 am	Museum Campus parking lots open
9:00 am	Tailgating starts in the designated lots
10:00 am	Gates open; alcohol sales start
11:30 am	Tailgating ends
12:00 pm	Kickoff
~3:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Lot, tailgating and gate times from the chicagobears.com A to Z and parking guides.

Sun at kickoff: 27.7° high, bearing 186.2°. Still 7.9° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 355, 354, 352, 353, 302, 256. Shadiest: 115, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122. By level and side: 300 level, east sideline 166 min, 300 level, north end 139 min, 100 level, north end 132 min, 200 level, north end 110 min, 200 level, east sideline 109 min, 400 level, north end 87 min, 100 level, east sideline 78 min, 300 level, west sideline 51 min, 100 level, west sideline 29 min, 400 level, west sideline 29 min, 300 level, south end 11 min, 100 level, south end 0 min, 200 level, south end 0 min, 200 level, west sideline 0 min, 400 level, south end 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 101	100 level	north	165	2:40 pm	yes
Section 103	100 level	east	159	2:40 pm	yes
Section 104	100 level	east	87	2:40 pm
Section 105	100 level	east	94	2:40 pm
Section 106	100 level	east	86	2:40 pm
Section 107	100 level	east	94	2:40 pm
Section 108	100 level	east	92	2:40 pm
Section 110	100 level	east	83	2:30 pm
Section 111	100 level	east	82	2:30 pm
Section 112	100 level	east	78	2:20 pm
Section 113	100 level	east	61	1:30 pm
Section 114	100 level	east	22	at kickoff
Section 115	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 117	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 119	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 120	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 121	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 122	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 123	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 124	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 125	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 126	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 128	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 130	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 131	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 132	100 level	west	4	at kickoff
Section 133	100 level	west	11	12:10 pm
Section 134	100 level	west	18	12:20 pm
Section 136	100 level	west	24	12:30 pm
Section 138	100 level	west	30	12:40 pm
Section 140	100 level	west	38	12:40 pm
Section 141	100 level	west	44	12:50 pm
Section 142	100 level	west	48	1:00 pm
Section 143	100 level	west	58	1:10 pm
Section 144	100 level	west	72	1:20 pm
Section 146	100 level	north	82	1:30 pm
Section 148	100 level	north	95	1:40 pm
Section 149	100 level	north	108	1:50 pm	yes
Section 150	100 level	north	120	2:00 pm	yes
Section 151	100 level	north	130	2:10 pm	yes
Section 152	100 level	north	142	2:20 pm	yes
Section 153	100 level	north	151	2:30 pm	yes
Section 154	100 level	north	159	2:40 pm	yes
Section 155	100 level	north	163	2:40 pm	yes
Section 202	200 level	north	0	at kickoff	yes
Section 203	200 level	east	76	at kickoff	yes
Section 204	200 level	east	125	3:00 pm	yes
Section 205	200 level	east	124	3:00 pm	yes
Section 206	200 level	east	125	3:00 pm	yes
Section 207	200 level	east	123	3:00 pm	yes
Section 208	200 level	east	123	3:00 pm	yes
Section 209	200 level	east	121	3:00 pm	yes
Section 210	200 level	east	120	2:50 pm	yes
Section 211	200 level	east	108	2:50 pm	yes
Section 212	200 level	east	115	2:50 pm	yes
Section 213	200 level	east	108	2:30 pm
Section 214	200 level	east	86	2:00 pm
Section 215	200 level	east	66	at kickoff
Section 216	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 218	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 219	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 220	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 221	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 222	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 223	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 224	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 225	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 226	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 228	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 230	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 231	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 232	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 233	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 234	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 235	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 237	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 239	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 240	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 241	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 242	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 243	200 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 244	200 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 246	200 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 248	200 level	north	91	1:40 pm
Section 249	200 level	north	105	1:50 pm
Section 250	200 level	north	134	2:10 pm	yes
Section 251	200 level	north	147	2:30 pm	yes
Section 252	200 level	north	160	2:40 pm	yes
Section 253	200 level	north	164	2:40 pm	yes
Section 254	200 level	north	170	2:50 pm	yes
Section 255	200 level	north	176	3:00 pm	yes
Section 256	200 level	north	176	3:00 pm	yes
Section 301	300 level	north	47	at kickoff	yes
Section 302	300 level	north	177	3:30 pm	yes
Section 303	300 level	east	171	3:20 pm	yes
Section 304	300 level	east	171	3:20 pm	yes
Section 305	300 level	east	171	3:20 pm	yes
Section 306	300 level	east	171	3:20 pm	yes
Section 307	300 level	east	171	3:20 pm	yes
Section 308	300 level	east	170	3:20 pm	yes
Section 309	300 level	east	159	3:20 pm	yes
Section 310	300 level	east	170	3:20 pm	yes
Section 311	300 level	east	158	3:20 pm	yes
Section 312	300 level	east	166	3:20 pm	yes
Section 313	300 level	east	157	3:20 pm	yes
Section 314	300 level	east	166	3:20 pm	yes
Section 315	300 level	east	151	3:10 pm	yes
Section 316	300 level	south	113	2:50 pm	yes
Section 317	300 level	south	20	at kickoff
Section 318	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 319	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 320	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 321	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 322	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 323	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 324	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 325	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 326	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 330	300 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 331	300 level	west	2	at kickoff
Section 332	300 level	west	11	12:10 pm
Section 333	300 level	west	25	12:30 pm
Section 334	300 level	west	36	12:40 pm
Section 335	300 level	west	44	12:40 pm
Section 336	300 level	west	52	12:50 pm
Section 338	300 level	west	59	1:00 pm
Section 339	300 level	west	63	1:00 pm
Section 340	300 level	west	69	1:10 pm
Section 341	300 level	west	76	1:20 pm
Section 342	300 level	west	82	1:20 pm
Section 343	300 level	west	88	1:30 pm
Section 344	300 level	north	90	1:30 pm
Section 348	300 level	north	52	12:50 pm
Section 349	300 level	north	76	1:20 pm	yes
Section 350	300 level	north	155	2:30 pm	yes
Section 351	300 level	north	173	2:50 pm	yes
Section 352	300 level	north	184	3:00 pm	yes
Section 353	300 level	north	183	3:00 pm	yes
Section 354	300 level	north	186	3:10 pm	yes
Section 355	300 level	north	189	3:10 pm	yes
Section 356	300 level	north	155	3:10 pm	yes
Section 427	400 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 428	400 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 429	400 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 430	400 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 431	400 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 432	400 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 433	400 level	west	4	at kickoff
Section 434	400 level	west	12	12:10 pm
Section 435	400 level	west	18	12:20 pm
Section 436	400 level	west	22	12:30 pm
Section 437	400 level	west	28	12:30 pm
Section 438	400 level	west	34	12:40 pm
Section 439	400 level	west	40	12:50 pm
Section 440	400 level	west	46	12:50 pm
Section 441	400 level	west	51	1:00 pm
Section 442	400 level	west	60	1:10 pm
Section 443	400 level	north	66	1:10 pm
Section 444	400 level	north	77	1:20 pm
Section 445	400 level	north	90	1:30 pm
Section 446	400 level	north	94	1:40 pm
Section 447	400 level	north	106	1:50 pm

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 44°F (range 34-52°F), feels like 36°F, wind 11 mph, rain in 7% of game hours, clear skies in 26%.

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